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ART OF THE STATE
Written by Magnus Florin

An album from Kerry Livgren, the man behind many Kansas classics. This album may not be the best from him, if you look at the songs. They're quite similar to the later Kansas period just before Kerry left, only less messy. These songs are more regular rock songs. AD with this constellation has two great singers in the band, Warren Ham and Michael Gleason. This is well demonstrated in songs like "All Creations Sing", "Lead Me To Reason". The last mentioned is the absolute strongest track, even if I've learned to like them all.

The concept of all AD albums seem to be christianity which became a major part of Kerrys' and Daves' lives. This can also be reflected in the music itself, which brings the feel of Love-of-the-world and things like that. Sometimes very beautiful.

The advice here is to get all Kansas albums first and then the AD part. Even if AD is not bad at all, Kansas is better. Give AD a try though.

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